I've been thinking allot about how much evil there is in the world. Evil such as sin, sickness, and corruption. Evil in politics, cultures, and myself. And I wonder, what is my part in this world?
When I look at the wrongs around us, I feel like giving up. After all, bondage of every form surrounds us. People are captive physically, spiritually, emotionally and ideologically. There is so much to be done. I know that I should do something, but what? And by choosing one cause am I not neglecting thousands of others? Should I fight for the lives of the unborn, or those in Africa? For the freedom of speech or of slaves? Should I refute the corruption of power in my country or my town? Am I even in a place to fight any evil but my own?
My dad reminds me that I have a place in the body of Christ, that we all work together but that everyone has a specific job to do, just like organs in a body. The problem is, I don't know what I am to do. It isn't that there aren't ideas and opportunities-it's that there are too many. I think I know what career I will pursue, and I have a purpose in life, but I lack a calling.
~Praying and Waiting
Renee
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There's a Trans-Siberian Orchestra song called "Who is This Child". One of the lines is "There's no way in life that each child can be saved, should I be looking with regret at every grave?"
That song makes me wonder...what am I supposed to do? You're right....what is our place? we can't save everyone, but who are we supposed to help?
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